vocab quiz for the great gatsby !!!

Question 1

feign

Answer 1

to fake

Question 2

supercilious

Answer 2

as though one is superior to others

Question 3

conscientious

Answer 3

governed by conscience

Question 4

incredulous

Answer 4

skeptical

Question 5

recirpocal

Answer 5

the mutual, the same

Question 6

contiguous

Answer 6

touching, in contact

Question 7

facet

Answer 7

aspect or phase

Question 8

languid

Answer 8

slack or slow

Question 9

strident

Answer 9

loud and harsh

Question 10

deft

Answer 10

skillful and clever

Question 11

erroneous

Answer 11

mistaken wrong

Question 12

vehement

Answer 12

characterized by anger; violent

Question 13

impetuous

Answer 13

done without thinking ; impulsive

Question 14

cordial

Answer 14

courteous, gracious,friendly, warm

Question 15

vacuous

Answer 15

without contents, empty

Question 16

divine retribution

Answer 16

supernatural punishment of a person of a group

Question 17

elicit

Answer 17

to draw out or bring forth; evoke

Question 18

valor

Answer 18

determination in great danger

Question 19

somnambulatory

Answer 19

sleepwalk

Question 20

jaunty

Answer 20

easy, self confident, merry

Question 21

rout

Answer 21

any overwhelming defeat

Question 22

reproach

Answer 22

to find fault in: disapproval

Question 23

serf

Answer 23

a slave or person in a condition of servitude

Question 24

obstinate

Answer 24

not easily controlled or overcome

Question 25

exult

Answer 25

rejoice

Question 26

laudable

Answer 26

deserving praise

Question 27

insidious

Answer 27

deceitful

Question 28

debauch

Answer 28

to seduce

Question 29

antecedent

Answer 29

a preceding circumstance

Question 30

elusive

Answer 30

hard to express or define

Question 31

tumult

Answer 31

violent and noisy commotion; uproar

Question 32

portentous

Answer 32

ominous or threatening

Question 33

vicarious

Answer 33

felt through imagined participation in experience of others

Question 34

rancor

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bitter or ill will; hatred

Question 35

formidable

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of discouraging strength; fearsome

Question 36

settee

Answer 36

a seat for two or more persons

Question 37

divot

Answer 37

piece of turf cut out of ground by golf club

Question 38

garrulous

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excessively talkative ; rambling

Question 39

forlorn

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lonely and sad; despairing

Question 40

laden

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heavily loaded or weighed down

Question 41

pasquinade

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a satire

Question 42

surmise

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to guess

Question 43

superfluous

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excessive

Question 44

elocution

Answer 44

persons manner of speaking or reading in public

Question 45

borne

Answer 45

carried or transported by